2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team

2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record23–9 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Harris
  • Eric Haut
  • Simon McCormack
Home arenaBB&T Arena
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Green Bay 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
UIC 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Oakland 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
IUPUI 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by first-year head coach Darrin Horn, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play, to finish in second place. They defeated Green Bay[1] and UIC to become champions of the Horizon League tournament.[2] They received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Norse finished the 2018–19 season 26–9 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, where they finished as co-regular-season champions, alongside Wright State. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Detroit Mercy in the quarterfinals[3] and Oakland in the semifinals,[4] advancing to the championship game, where they faced Wright State, ultimately winning the game, to become Horizon League tournament champions.[5] In turn, they received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.[6]

On April 14, 2019, it was announced that former head coach John Brannen had accepted the head coaching position at Cincinnati.[7] On April 23, former Texas assistant Darrin Horn was named as the next head coach.[8]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zaynah Robinson 5 G 6' 0" 180 Graduate student Atlanta, GA Graduated
Gerald Gray Jr. 10 G 6' 3" 170 RS Freshman Louisville, KY Walk-on; left program
Brooks Ely 24 G 6' 4" 205 RS Junior Lexington, KY Left program
Chris Vogt 33 C 7' 1" 240 Sophomore Mayfield, KY Transferred to Cincinnati
Drew McDonald 34 F/C 6 '8" 250 Senior Cold Spring, KY Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Adham Eleeda G 6' 5" 200 Junior Toronto, ON Junior college transferred from Sheridan College[9]
Bryson Langdon G 5' 9" 160 Sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Arizona Western CC[10]
Karl Harris G 6' 5" 185 Graduate student Chicago, IL Transferred from Northern Arizona after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[11]

Roster

2019–20 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Silas Adheke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Evansville Chattanooga, TN
G 1 Adham Eleeda 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sheridan College Toronto, ON
G 2 Paul Djoko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Châlons-Reims Strasbourg, France
G 3 Tre Cobbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Lima Central Catholic Lima, OH
F 4 Adrian Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 5 Bryson Langdon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Arizona Western CC Chicago, IL
F 10 John Harge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Aurora, CO
G 11 Jalen Tate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 12 Trevon Faulkner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mercer County Harrodsburg, KY
G 14 Karl Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Northern Arizona Chicago, IL
G 15 Tyler Sharpe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bullitt East Mount Washington, KY
G/F 30 Bryant Mocaby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Derby Derby, KS
F 32 Dantez Walton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lima Central Catholic Lima, OH
F/C 44 David Wassler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 p.m. 		Transylvania W 71–45 
BB&T Arena (2,593)
Highland Heights, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UC–Clermont W 105–55  1–0
 BB&T Arena (2,857)
Highland Heights, KY
November 8, 2019*
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Missouri L 56–71  1–1
 Mizzou Arena (8,486)
Columbia, MO
November 12, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 69–68  2–1
 HTC Center (1,015)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Coppin State
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow – Norse Regional 		W 82–70  3–1
 BB&T Arena (2,807)
Highland Heights, KY
November 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 59–57  4–1
 Worthen Arena (3,722)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Texas Southern
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow – Norse Regional 		L 96–98 2OT 4–2
 BB&T Arena (3,118)
Highland Heights, KY
November 25, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Midway
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow – Norse Regional 		W 86–56  5–2
 BB&T Arena (2,478)
Highland Heights, KY
November 30, 2019*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Arkansas L 60–66  5–3
 Bud Walton Arena (14,080)
Fayetteville, AR
December 3, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) W 76–54  6–3
 Millett Hall (1,588)
Oxford, OH
December 8, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 76–57  7–3
 BB&T Arena (3,199)
Highland Heights, KY
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 79–64  8–3
 BB&T Arena (2,820)
Highland Heights, KY
December 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 50–67  8–4
 Fleming Gymnasium (648)
Greensboro, NC
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 74–64  9–4
(1–0) 		BB&T Arena (2,551)
Highland Heights, KY
December 30, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Green Bay L 59–73  9–5
(1–1) 		BB&T Arena (3,127)
Highland Heights, KY
January 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Detroit Mercy L 58–66  9–6
(1–2) 		Calihan Hall (1,323)
Detroit, MI
January 5, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 75–64  10–6
(2–2) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,879)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at UIC W 68–52  11–6
(3–2) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,858)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 96–71  12–6
(4–2) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (789)
Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Youngstown State W 88–63  13–6
(5–2) 		BB&T Arena (3,232)
Highland Heights, KY
January 18, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 75–49  14–6
(6–2) 		BB&T Arena (4,390)
Highland Heights, KY
January 24, 2020
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Wright State L 63–95  14–7
(6–3) 		Nutter Center (6,217)
Fairborn, OH
January 31, 2020
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Green Bay W 71–62  15–7
(7–3) 		Kress Events Center (1,885)
Green Bay, WI
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 65–56  16–7
(8–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,070)
Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSOH 		Oakland W 73–70  17–7
(9–3) 		BB&T Arena (3,241)
Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 84–65  18–7
(10–3) 		BB&T Arena (6,231)
Highland Heights, KY
February 14, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 84–70  19–7
(11–3) 		BB&T Arena (3,013)
Highland Heights, KY
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., FSOH 		UIC L 43–73  19–8
(11–4) 		BB&T Arena (3,545)
Highland Heights, KY
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 73–59  20–8
(12–4) 		Wolstein Center (1,508)
Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 61–59  21–8
(13–4) 		Beeghly Center (4,213)
Youngstown, OH
February 28, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wright State L 62–64  21–9
(13–5) 		BB&T Arena (6,776)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 9, 2020
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(2) vs. (3) Green Bay
Semifinals 		W 80–69  22–9
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) vs. (4) UIC
Championship 		W 71–62  23–9
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,861)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[12]

References

  1. ^ "@NKUNorseMBB advance to Horizon League title game with 80-69 win over Green Bay". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "@NKUNorseMBB win Horizon League title with 71-62 victory over UIC". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "@NKUNorseMBB opens Horizon League Tournament play with 99-88 win over Detroit Mercy". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "McDonald's last-second three lifts @NKUNorseMBB to Horizon League Championship game". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "@NKUNorseMBB clinches NCAA Tournament berth with 77-66 win over Wright State". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 12, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 3 seed Texas Tech tops No. 14 @NKUNorseMBB, 72-57". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 22, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "National search begins for @NKUNorseMBB head coach". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. April 14, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Northern Kentucky names Darrin Horn as head men's basketball coach". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. April 23, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  9. ^ Owen, Don. "NKU men's basketball adds versatile shooting guard Adham Eleeda to roster for 2019-20 season". NKYTribune.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Newton, Sierra (June 20, 2019). "NKU MBB adds point guard Bryson Langdon". thenortherner.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Brown, Kyle (August 8, 2019). "Northern Kentucky University Norse add graduate transfer Karl Harris to basketball team". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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